nuclear power plants

Discusses the disastrous 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine.

Discusses the massive tsunami caused by the strongest earthquake to ever hit Japan that triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis since the Chernobyl accident twenty-five years earlier.

"Draws on twenty years of research, recently declassified files, and interviews with survivors in an account of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster that also reveals how propaganda and secrets have created additional dangers"--OCLC.

"Tom and Zilla are regular boarding school students--except when they're working as special agents for the government. Their next mission is to prevent terrorists from sabotaging a nuclear power plant"--Provided by publisher.

In its worst crisis since World War II, Japan faces disaster on an epic scale: a rising death toll in the tens of thousands, massive destruction of homes and businesses, shortages of water and power, and the specter of nuclear reactor meltdowns. It combines on-the-spot reporting, personal stories, compelling eyewitness videos, and exclusive helicopter footage for a unique look at the science behind the catastrophe.

Traces the story of the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident in April 1986 that contaminated a large area of Europe with deadly radiation.

Presents a narrative account of the Three Mile Island accident in 1979, which stands as America's closest brush with nuclear disaster, originally published in the early 1980s, and includes an update written in January 2003.

Most people in Pripyat never expected the day to come when they'd have to flee for their lives. But in 1986, one of the town's nuclear reactors exploded and released deadly radiation. This title explains the Chernobyl accident for curious readers.

Examines fusion energy, discussing what exists now, how it is being devoloped, along with some of the challenges and possible solutions.